Coach Farley on Ziegel: "Colin missed much of the fall with an
injury, but came back late and showed everybody that he will be a
player to count on when he is 100% healthy. After hitting from the
left side of the plate in the past, he will give switch hitting a
try in 2009. He will start the year for us in right field." 2008:
Named to the All-Horizon League Second Team...finished second on
the team with a .311 batting average, a .566 slugging percentage,
26 runs scored, 30 RBI, six homers and 85 total bases...was tied
for second with 47 hits...committed just two errors while making 96
put-outs for a .981 fielding percentage...started in all but three
of his 44 games played, including the last 29 of the season...led
the team in league play with a .391 average, 34 hits and a .436 on
base percentage...his .759 slugging percentage, 19 runs scored, 21
RBI, six homers and 66 total bases in league play were all the
second-most on the team...made 66 put-outs without an error during
the conference season...went 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three
RBI and four runs scored against Milwaukee (March 29)...his four
runs scored were tied for the team's single-game season high...was
4-for-6 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored against Indiana
Tech (April 8)...went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI at
Valparaiso (April 25)...finished the three-game series against the
Crusaders going 8-for-14 (.571) with three homers, three doubles,
six RBI and six runs scored...boasted a season-long 10-game hitting
streak from March 28 to April 12, during which time he went
19-for-42 (.452) with 16 RBI...also had an eight-game trek from
April 23 to May 10...had 12 multi-hit games, including four with
three or more...also had seven games with multiple RBI...2007:
Started in 31 of his 44 games played...had seven multi-hit
games...went 3-for-4 with a run scored at Morehead State
(2/25)...homered and drove in two runs at Belmont (3/3)...finished
7-for-14 with two doubles, five RBI and three runs scored in a
three-game set against UIC (4/20-21)...tripled in a run in the
first game of a double-header at Valparaiso (5/1)...2006: Started
in three of his 10 games played...drove in a run and scored once on
a double against Cleveland State (4/2)...High School:
All-conference outfielder at Fort Wayne Snider High School...high
school coach: Andy Owen...Personal: Born October 31, 1986...son of
Gregg and Teresa Ziegel...marketing major.